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Originally Posted by hudd
(Post 5974512)
Hi
A couple of photo taken last weekend from my garden. Spring flowers look so nice this time of the year in England. Daffodils are starting to open as well. This is one of the nice aspects of returning to England, we have flowers in the garden most of the year and not burrried under snow for 6 months of the year when we lived in Canada. homesick again now. Thankyou for the pics. I cannot remember the last time i saw snow drops. The primula reminded me of the big tubs i used to make up outside my front door with all the lovely colours. :wub: |
Re: Right then, only postive posts please!
Originally Posted by hudd
(Post 5974512)
Hi
A couple of photo taken last weekend from my garden. Spring flowers look so nice this time of the year in England. Daffodils are starting to open as well. This is one of the nice aspects of returning to England, we have flowers in the garden most of the year and not burrried under snow for 6 months of the year when we lived in Canada. Fabulous......I hope Spring is still in springing when I arrive on 3rd March...thanks for sharing :) |
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Excellent thread:
For me seeing; mum son grand-daughter (four next week) stepson sisters brother neices nephews Friends friend friends friends friends friends having a chat over wine dropping by for a cup of tea just bumping into someone you know in Asda.... knowing where you are, where you are going and how to get there! Just knowing that you belong..........:o:wub: |
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I thoroughly agree with all of the foregoing comments. I went back to London (and the rest of the British Isles) in 2004, for my first visit since coming to Canada in 1987. Whilst I enjoyed my 4 week stay, I was glad to get home to Saskatchewan. Now I have days of home sickness that I never had before my last visit, but this is what keeps me here: I think of all the reasons why I left the old country in the first place, and considering what I saw during my visit, I will be staying put. I hope you accept this as positive, as a reversal of all you have endured over the years, is a mighty big move. Good luck with your decision.
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I personally admire any one who makes a new country home; good luck. :wub:
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Originally Posted by Marmalade
(Post 5969690)
Well, I have been sitting here for two days sequestered in my house due to the thick ice on the roads (dangerous driving - and I'm not about to go out in the car). So, my mind has wandered again to thoughts of moving back to my beloved Scotland:D
I've read many negative comments on these boards about moving back, but also some really good comments. So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub: |
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That genuine warmth and humour and friendliness that is well known for being - scottish. The smiles and the care and concern from strangers.
You can walk up Suchiehall St and not be scared - coz this is YOUR home and nothing scares you there, you've grown up there - even the neds are funny! The ability to laugh at oursleves and to laugh at others and them not be offended! The cold, the rain and the heat and cosiness of life indoors. Need anything else? I'm from Glasgow BTW. *pearly* |
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luckily we live in an actual real town with a centre 25 mins walk away (down tree lined streets) so i do that most days to go the library, get wine etc, the neighbours think im really weird. we travel way, way less in the US than we ever did in the UK, local interesting destinations just arent really there, the nearest we get to are visiting forest reserves but its often no dogs allowed and stick to teh path!! |
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Originally Posted by manghams
(Post 5975661)
Excellent thread:
For me seeing; mum son grand-daughter (four next week) stepson sisters brother neices nephews Friends friend friends friends friends friends having a chat over wine dropping by for a cup of tea just bumping into someone you know in Asda.... knowing where you are, where you are going and how to get there! Just knowing that you belong..........:o:wub: |
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I wish I could take the weather in the US, the culture and friendliness of people in the UK (with the exception of chavs), the optimism of people in the US, earn the British pound and spend the US dollar, get some decent food that is tasty without it being either a health hazard or too expensive and that would be my ideal country, lol!! :D
For the most part though, I miss the UK big time. Especially at Christmas. When I think back to the UK, I think of Christmas time. Why, I do not know. Just the thought of curling up in front of a real fire, watching repeats of The Two Ronnies Christmas specials on TV with a massive box of Cadbury's Roses, surrounded by family while it's dark, raining hard and blowing a gale outside just warms me inside :D |
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Originally Posted by sans
(Post 5976114)
Hi sweet ;) You know when people stop to chat its because they really want too. I guess the feeling you belong with people you trust......you know real people with in your face ups and downs. Ham, good old fashion knees ups in your local pubs etc etc :p
I am so glad I started this thread. I want to reply to every single one of you, but the essay replies I usually write would go on forever and you'd all get bored with me (or maybe you already are ha, ha;)). My dream job would be as a writer - for some odd reason I love the English language and absolutely loved writing papers for college (usually the night before they were due, loved that deadline thing:wink_smile:). Okay, got a bit off-topic there - let's get back on it............. When I go home to Scotland, which is usually at Christmas time, I am always amazed at how beautiful the countryside is when flying into the airport. Can't beat the view from Glasgow airport when landing, it is so dreamy - the mountains, the lochs, the heather - it is so beautiful:wub:. It is easier for me to fly into Edinburgh (for the people picking me up), but I must admit the view out of that wee window in the plane on landing at Glasgow is magnificent. I get so excited when I see the awe-inspiring view. The Highlands of Scotland are definitely my most favorite place to visit; I always feel like time has stood still and I can 'feel' the history from bygone days. It is a very emotional feeling - and that's a lot coming from me, as I am not the emotional type. I miss the familiarity of my family, my hometown, the green rolling hills of the Scottish Borders. The sheer amount of sheep, horses, cows, even pigs etc that I see as I drive into my hometown. I absolutely love seeing them. It gives the place a feeling of vibrancy that I definitely don't get here. You have to drive forever to find the countryside, never mind a tiny wee hill. Where I live it is very flat. And, I can remember thinking - 'what the hell, this place is as flat as a pancake' when I first arrived. It was more the people that kept me here for 20 years rather than the place. I miss British TV, British food, British people, British humour, British spelling even - oh do I miss that. It's so weird writing one way for the Americans and then reverting back to the British way of spelling when I am e-mailing or writing to my family and friends back home. I am a school teacher, and I have a slight Scottish accent left right now (hoping it will be back to a strong Scottish accent soon.......after I get home) and have to adjust the way of pronouncing words, especially those pesky vowels that the Americans have changed for some reason:blink::sneaky::D The absolute crucial thing for me is the sense of belonging that I feel in Scotland. I have never felt that here in the US. I just want to go home. Don't really hate it here. I have enjoyed my time here, and the friendships I have, but it is time to go back home. Scotland is calling.............:D:wub: |
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Originally Posted by oldbag
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Fabulous......I hope Spring is still in springing when I arrive on 3rd March...thanks for sharing :)
This was taken this afternoon Daffodils in our village, near the Green. hudd |
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Hi sweet ;) i think you have pretty much answered your own thread there:rofl: And probably answered it alot better than anyone else could.......expecially me :lol:
Your heart and your head is already there, just need to get your butt there too:p I dare not off load on here ;) i would upset to many peeps i think :lol: with my bluntness :D After reading your post, you have sure made me want to checkout Scotland ;) Which would please OH, he loves it. xxx |
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Originally Posted by Marmalade
(Post 5977931)
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When I go home to Scotland, which is usually at Christmas time, I am always amazed at how beautiful the countryside is when flying into the airport. Can't beat the view from Glasgow airport when landing, it is so dreamy - the mountains, the lochs, the heather - it is so beautiful:wub:. It is easier for me to fly into Edinburgh (for the people picking me up), but I must admit the view out of that wee window in the plane on landing at Glasgow is magnificent. I get so excited when I see the awe-inspiring view. .................:D:wub: |
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I'm from deepest ,darkest Glasgow and I'd say I still have a strong weegie accent even tho I left Glasgow in 1997 to work all over the place.
One thing I WON'T miss about Oz is them saying "so where about's in Ireland are you from"? I gave up explaining myself a long time ago and now just say "Glasgow". They don't even get it when I say that!!! Grraaaaghhhhhhh!!!!!! It's gotta be the one thing that REALLY WINDS ME up, as petty as it may sound. |
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